After all the sacrifices have been made to speed pass, who is still practicing hard skills?

Chapter 408: Strength is revealed for the first time! Everyone is shocked!
Cangzhou, Yingtian Prefecture, Qishan Road Crossing.

In a pavilion.

Jiang Che and Lu Jieyun sat opposite each other with a chessboard in the middle. The black and white pieces were fighting each other, and Jiang Che had the upper hand.

Although Jiang Che's chess skills are average, it is obvious that Lu Jieyun's skills are even worse and he is often cut off by Jiang Che's second move. Judging from his chess skills, Jiang Che thinks that Lu Jieyun must be the kind of person who is willing to risk everything.

But in Lu Jieyun's opinion, Jiang Che is the same.

It can even be said that the goal is achieved by any means necessary.

His chess style is ruthless, and he seems to have only one goal in his eyes.

"Now I finally understand why you, Brother Jiang, have achieved such success in just a few years. This kind of mentality alone is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Throwing the chess piece aside, Lu Jieyun admitted defeat.

"Isn't it the same for Brother Lu?"

Jiang Che smiled lightly.

The two looked at each other, with light shining in their eyes.

"I wonder what Brother Jiang thinks about the imperial court?" Lu Jieyun suddenly changed the subject.

"What do you mean, Brother Lu?"

"It is naturally the attitude towards the court."

Jiang Che smiled when he heard this and pointed to his feet:

"You and I have both risked great disapproval to come and kill the Northern Barbarian envoy. What do you think our attitude should be towards the imperial court?"

"So, Brother Jiang, what are you going to do next, stay in the capital, or be assigned to a provincial capital?"

"Where's Brother Lu?"

"After this battle, I will go to the northern border. Is Brother Jiang interested?" Although they had not met for a long time, Lu Jieyun still trusted Jiang Che's character.

Although the other party is not a good person in the conventional sense, he is very compatible with his temper.

Of course, the most important thing is that Jiang Che has a strong background and powerful strength. In addition, he is the only one who is not in his memory, so he really wants to deepen his relationship with him.

Jiang Che shook his head:
"Jiang was born in the south, so the next step is to go back to the south."

Jiang Che didn't know much about the North, nor was he interested in knowing more about it. Unless there were sacrifices he needed there, he would not go there to serve as an official.

The North is not as good as the South. He has the background, strength, and connections, and there is every hope that he will replace Li Chengguo as the de facto governor of Yuezhou in the future.

Lu Jieyun nodded thoughtfully, but his eyes could not hide his disappointment. There were opportunities in the north as well, but they were equally difficult to obtain.

It would be much easier if someone could help.

"Brother Lu, now is the time for you to reveal some evidence about Ji Changsheng and his mother?" Jiang Che didn't want to beat around the bush. Apart from the sacrifice, this was the issue he was most concerned about.

After all, it also concerns the next sacrifice, the Jade Emperor Lotus of the Heavenly Demon.

"This"

Lu Jieyun was about to say something when suddenly, he and Jiang Che's expressions changed at the same time. They looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding:
"coming!"

Qishan Road Crossing.

Zagumu and his three companions finally arrived. In order to avoid any accidents, this time they not only did not bring all the guards with them, they even left their mounts in the capital.

He even dressed himself up like a Central Plains man, and his cultivation was suppressed to the innate level.

Just to avoid attracting other people's attention.

"We've finally arrived at the Qishan Road entrance. After walking a little further, we will reach Qiuniu Valley." Limuzhen let out a long sigh. In fact, with their level of cultivation, their speed should not have been so slow.

However, in order to match the cultivation level of innate warriors, their speed also decreased.

It made him somewhat uncomfortable.

"In fact, I think you, Priest Su Feng, are too cautious. You haven't encountered any danger along the way. To use the words of the people in the Central Plains, you are just worrying too much."

Zagumu felt that even if they returned north in a swagger, nothing would go wrong. Hiding like this made them seem a little too afraid of the people from the Central Plains.

In fact, in his opinion, with two venerables in charge, and he could be on par with a Dharma Grand Master, as long as the Martial Saint did not come out, almost no one could do anything to them.

"It's always right to be more cautious. In fact, I've had a bad feeling all along the way, but I can't tell what went wrong."

Su Feng was not as fearless as Limuzhen and Zagumu, but he had a bad premonition, as if there was a layer of dangerous haze hanging over his head.

"Su Feng, you are getting older and older, but you are becoming less and less courageous." Limuzhen immediately started to laugh.

"Yes, the Central Plains court and the Qingtian Sect both support us, so what danger can there be?"

Zagumu didn't care.

"Don't underestimate the enemy. No one knows where the danger will come from."

Su Feng frowned.

"Where did it come from? Could it be coming from now?"

Zagumu smiled faintly.

Li Muzhen was about to agree, but suddenly, as if he sensed something, his eyes suddenly focused and he looked at Su Feng beside him:

“Is it too quiet around here?”

Unlike Zagumu who had grown up in the royal court, he had achieved what he has today through repeated bloody battles. He was also very sensitive to danger and always felt that something was not right around him.

Su Feng's face looked a little grim. He stopped where he was and used his spiritual sense to scan the surroundings:

"Something is wrong here, go, go!"

"what?!"

Zagumu was stunned for a moment, but quickly came back to his senses. His previous indifference was based on his confidence, but seeing the two venerables with such expressions, he knew something was wrong.

He immediately prepared to turn around and retreat.

However, the three of them didn't wait to take action.

Suddenly, within a radius of ten thousand feet, rays of light rose from the ground and in a flash, sealed off the surroundings, trapping Zagumu and his companions in the formation.

A faint pressure also pressed down on the three people.

"I wonder which fellow Taoist is here, could you show yourself to me?"

Looking at the formations around him, Su Feng immediately began to focus his mind. He found that this seemed to be just a trapping formation that could only restrict their actions, but it was not a killing formation.

The person who came probably had no intention of killing.

What he didn't know was that the reason why Lu Jieyun and Jiang Che didn't set up a killing formation was to avoid leaving too many traces. After all, the Grand Master of Divine Appearance already had a premonition that something sudden would happen.

If you set up a killing array, it will be difficult to lure people in.

However, the trap is different. It will make people relax their vigilance to a certain extent.

"Boom!" Accompanied by a roar that resounded through the heavens and the earth, a black stream of light came from the void and slammed heavily onto the ground, creating a huge hole. The surrounding ground was cracked like a spider web.

Although the view was obscured by the dust and smoke, Zagumu and the other two were all great masters of divine perception, and their vision was hardly affected. As they looked at the falling objects, their expressions changed at the same time.

"Why do I feel like I've seen this before?"

Zagumu frowned in thought.

Zagumu's eyes flashed with coldness:

"It's Jiang Che's ancient divine halberd!"

He had fought with Jiang Che and was severely punished by this divine spear, which left a deep impression on him. Later, he investigated some information about Jiang Che.

Of course he knew about Jiang Che's divine spear that he had taken from the Holy Son of the Qingtian Sect.

"So it was him. He's quite courageous."

Limuzhen curled the corners of his mouth, and his previous solemn expression disappeared, replaced by a confident look as he faced a grandmaster in the early stage of divine appearance.

He has plenty of confidence!
"Don't be careless, since this person dares to take action, he must have something to rely on!"

Su Feng was not optimistic, but felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

When the dust cleared, Jiang Che, holding a divine spear and wearing black scale armor, slowly revealed his true form. Above his brows, a black and white light emanated, and his whole body was filled with murderous intent.

"I never thought it would be you. I have always wanted to fight you again, and now I finally have the chance."

Zagumu snorted coldly, took out the magic weapon in his hand, and his fighting spirit rose.

"How did you know our whereabouts? Who is the person behind you? Do you want to deal with us alone?" Su Feng looked at Jiang Che with deep meaning in his eyes.

"I will tell you about these questions in my next life."

Suddenly, a voice rang out again.

Zagumu and the other two turned around and saw Lu Jieyun, dressed in green, walking out from the void, surrounded by sword energy. Beside him stood a figure whose face could not be seen clearly.

He was wrapped in a black robe, and his entire body was wrapped up in it. Zagumu and his companions looked closely and saw that the man in the black robe slowly raised his head. They were startled instantly.

Because it was suddenly a white skeleton, with green flames flickering in its eye sockets, and the aura around it had reached the late stage of the divine phase, revealing a sense of death.

"Lu Jieyun!"

Zagumu's face changed, and murderous intent appeared between his brows.

He never expected that the ambushes this time were actually made by his two former opponents, one of whom was even defeated by him, yet now they were thinking of killing them.

"We are envoys from the Northern Barbarians, and our issue concerns the peace talks between the two countries. By doing this, aren't you afraid that the emperor of the Central Plains will be furious and have your entire clan exterminated?" Su Feng growled.

"If you were afraid, you wouldn't have come today. Brother Jiang, don't waste your time. Where is Senior Chixue?" Lu Jieyun didn't want to talk too much nonsense, and didn't want to delay too long.

I just want a quick victory.

"Of course I am here."

As soon as Jiang Che finished speaking, suddenly, a sword sound resounded through the void and the next moment, infinite sword energy gathered in the void, pointing directly at Su Feng!

Zhao Xianzhi took action, and his first move was a killing move.

Jiang Che had already explained the whole story to her, so Zhao Xianzhi naturally had no objection to this. Not to mention the previous conditions, their friendship alone was special.

And her mission is to kill the venerable on the opposite side.

"court death!"

Seeing that the opponent attacked without any warning, Su Feng immediately showed his anger and snorted coldly. The aura of a late-stage divine master suddenly dissipated from his body.

The next moment, he took a step forward, divine light lingering around him, and rushed towards Zhao Xianzhi.

"It's not the Red Blood Demon Lord." The mysterious venerable who suddenly appeared made Lu Jieyun stunned. He always thought that Jiang Che would ask the Red Blood Demon Lord to take action, but who would have known that it was actually a strange woman.

However, he had no objection to this, because the sudden appearance of this strong man, just by his exuding aura, he knew that he was extraordinary and was not weaker than the person who protected him.

"Senior Bai Gu, let's do it!"

The dark green Skeleton Master glanced at him, and his body shape changed in the blink of an eye, turning into a white light, falling like a meteor, and directly killed another Northern Barbarian Grandmaster Limuzhen.

Similarly, Lu Jieyun was not idle either, and was about to take action against Zagumu.

But before he could make a move, Zagumu took the lead, holding the magic weapon and smashing towards Jiang Che, shouting:
"Jiang Che, die!"

A sudden confrontation broke out suddenly, and endless roars broke out in the void in an instant. The hundred-foot valley was directly destroyed, and the rumbling sound continued.

Facing Zagumu's explosion, Jiang Che did not move at all, but a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and then, a hundred-foot-tall real dragon image suddenly condensed from the ground.

With a roar, he charged towards Zagumu with his powerful aura.

"What? Dharmadhatu!"

At this moment, Zagumu was shocked.

As the prince of the Northern Barbarians, he naturally had extraordinary knowledge and could distinguish between what was a Dharma image and what was an illusion. Naturally, he could tell at a glance that this real dragon was a genuine Dharma image.

In a panic, he quickly propped up his own virtual image to resist.

However, the gap between the Dharma form and the virtual form was huge. He was no match for Jiang Che and naturally could not fight against a higher level opponent. At the first encounter, the virtual form completely collapsed.

He was even swept from the air to the ground by a dragon's tail.

His whole body was shaking, his long hair was ruffled, and there was still lingering shock in his eyes.

Not only he but also Lu Jieyun was shocked.

Originally, he wanted to work with Jiang Che to capture Zagumu as soon as possible, and then help the other two. However, before he could take any action, Jiang Che directly summoned a Dharma image.

It immediately stirred up waves in his heart.

He really didn't expect that Jiang Che had already entered the Dharma Realm.

How long has it been since he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage? !
It's only a few months!
He thought he was powerful enough, with many opportunities and his cultivation improving very quickly, but he didn't expect that there was someone who was more brave than him and whose cultivation was far higher than his.

A thought even flashed through his mind at this moment.

Did Jiang Che achieve a breakthrough in the past half month or had he done so long ago?
Could it be that he suppressed his strength last time at Yanglongtan?

But, with so many powerful people around, how come no one could see through his strengths and weaknesses?
At this time, Lu Jieyun was in a state of confusion.

For the first time, I felt a great sense of frustration.

He always thought that he could match Jiang Che and would surpass him one day. After all, there were too many things in his mind, but the truth seemed to be...
The gap between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger.
Although Jiang Che had expected Zagumu and Lu Jieyun to be shocked, he did not care. After all, he could not show mercy, nor would he pretend to fight.

Just as Lu Jieyun said, the right thing to do is to get rid of them as soon as possible.

Therefore, when the True Dragon Dharma Image blasted Zagumu back, Jiang Che took action.

The whole person left a shadow in the void, and the Yin-Yang magic flames around him made a way and burned everything. He was like a black-armored god of war. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Zagumu.

----

Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)